Test Code IAT Coombs, Indirect, Blood
Methodology
Coombs
Performing Laboratory
Decatur Morgan Hospital-Decatur Campus/Parkway Campus
Specimen Requirements
Plain, red-top tube and a lavender-top (EDTA) tube are required for this test.
Draw a full, plain, red-top tube and a full, lavender-top (EDTA) tube. (Serum gel tube is not acceptable.) Do not remove serum. Send entire whole blood specimens refrigerated. Avoid hemolysis.
Reference Values
Negative
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
86885